Tag: May 16, 2011

AS THE quincentenary of the first Catholic Mass held in the Philippines nears, the controversy over whether it was held in Limasawa, Leyte or in Mazaua, Butuan remains unresolved.

The Diocese of Maasin in Southern Leyte has launched a 10-year preparation period for the upcoming milestone, an initiative of the diocese during the 490th anniversary of the first Mass in Limasawa, last March 31.

“We intend to spend the coming 10 years with more dedication to the mission of evangelization and a more intense life of Communion in faith, hope and love for God and one another,” Maasin Bishop Precioso Cantillas said in an article published in the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) news website.

WITH MANY religious questions surrounding the life of Jesus Christ, Pope Benedict XVI has come up with a new treatise that sheds light on the various angles and interpretations of the final days of Christ’s earthly life.

The Holy Father talks about Christ’s passion in the book Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week, From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection (Ignatius Press, 2011). He presents extensive comparisons of the four Gospels, academic discourses, and his own reflections.

The 341-page book, which follows the first volume narrating Christ’s journey from his baptism in Jordan River to the period of Transfiguration, is divided into nine chapters and has an epilogue.

NOON pa man ay batid na ang karunungang bigay sa silid-aralan ay may ilalawak pa kaya tuwing bakasyon ay naghahandog ang Unibersidad ng extra-curricular activities. Taong 1954 nang maitala ang kauna-unahang Summer Cultural Series, isang extracurricular activity kung saan naghahandog ng seminar ang Unibersidad para sa mga Tomasino tungkol sa iba’t ibang paksa tulad ng kasaysayan ng Pilipinas, mass media at sex education. Tinatalakay ito ng mga propesor, doktor at opisyal ng gobyerno na nagdadagdag ng kaalaman sa mga mag-aaral kahit tapos na ang araw ng klase.